Compulsory substance-user treatment and harm reduction: A critical analysis

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-102

  Wild, T Cameron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coercion; Harm reduction; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; CANADA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRIME; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032961237     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089909035637     Document Type: Review

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